Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 289: Chapter 168: Array Cultivator—Ji Yuan

Is this Ji Yuan’s doing, or is it Hu Li and his crew’s?

But soon enough, they realized the truth. After the dazzling light faded, the black smoke disappeared, replaced by a mass of white mist outside the eastern city wall.

Among them, starlight flickered, and nothing could be seen clearly.

Under the Star Dust Illusionary Killing Array.

Break an array with an array!

One strike, success.

”Quick, stall him, I’ll break the array!”

At the moment Hu Li sensed Ji Yuan’s array’s power, he panicked.

The two other demon cultivators felt the same, so after the array’s offensive art had passed, they seized the moment before the next attack gathered and swooped down.

Two streaks of black light sliced through the mist and disappeared.

Hu Li silently took a step back and then flipped his hand to retrieve a... Talisman Treasure!

He channeled all the spiritual qi from his dantian, madly surging into it.

Within the array, Ji Yuan naturally sensed the two Foundation Establishment demon cultivators charging at him.

The next Star Dust from the Star Dust Illusionary Killing Array had not yet condensed, so he had to deploy the Star Spiral Cloud Barrier; the two arrays’ mists converged and instantly engulfed the two demon cultivators.

In their perception, Ji Yuan seemed right before them, yet they couldn’t reach him no matter what.

Around Ji Yuan, the Flowing Frost Flying Sword skimmed past, trailing wisps of frost.

”Whoosh—”

As the sword light flashed by, Ji Yuan pointed again.

A water-blue Qiu Dragon emerged behind him and lunged forward.

”Ang—”

A dragon’s roar echoed.

With Sea Dragon Roar unleashed, the two demon cultivators felt a stabbing pain in their ears, and their reactions seemed to slow for a moment.

At that instant, a water-blue light swept past.

A deep gash appeared on the treasure armor of the short-statured man; another sword might break through it.

Before they could move again, a Qiu Dragon phantom appeared above their heads.

The Qiu Dragon opened its huge mouth, gathering a large spiritual light within.

The two demon cultivators immediately flashed to the east and west with talismans guarding them.

At the same time, the short-statured man once again activated a gray-black tombstone to guard in front of him. As the tombstone passed, the array showed signs of collapsing.

Damn it, this thing is really freakin’ strong, almost as good as a Talisman Treasure!

”Boom—”

From the dragon’s open mouth, spiral shockwaves appeared and swept towards them, forcing them into defense.

Yet with the array’s augmentation, no matter how they dodged, the Water Dragon Technique seemed to hit them!

”Huh?”

Ji Yuan was slightly puzzled.

While focusing on dealing with the two demon cultivators, Hu Li didn’t act. Ji Yuan could guess that the guy was likely figuring out a way to break the array.

But Ji Yuan wasn’t worried about that.

The fact that the Star Dust Illusionary Killing Array could break through his thirty-six smoke arrays in an instant was enough to show that although Hu Li was skilled in arrays, he was only so-so.

Trying to break this ”Double Star Array” is just dreaming.

So Ji Yuan let him be, first focusing on eliminating the two early Foundation Establishment demon cultivators, then dealing with him afterward.

But now?

At that very moment, Ji Yuan distinctly felt the fluctuation of a Talisman Treasure.

It was the Talisman Treasure he was familiar with... the Heaven Evasion Shuttle!

When he released his divine sense again, he could only detect that fleeting Talisman Treasure aura.

In other words, the guy ran away!

Using the Heaven Evasion Shuttle, he betrayed his comrades.

Truly, it’s ’better you die than me.’

This reminded Ji Yuan of what Li Changhe said, about that Golden Core Zhenren who owned the Heaven Evasion Shuttle being easily bought.

As long as you spent enough Spirit Stones, he would help make Talisman Treasures.

This time Ji Yuan could see it; his Talisman Treasure was indeed somewhat commonplace... encountering a random demon cultivator, they too had the Heaven Evasion Shuttle in hand.

But it’s alright, Ji Yuan previously didn’t know the Heaven Evasion Shuttle’s true power, but today he saw it.

It’s powerful, able to break through his two tier-two arrays and escape unnoticed.

The main thing is it makes almost no noise.

If not for Ji Yuan sensing through the array, he wouldn’t have known he ran.

”Seems like next time I find myself in danger, I’ll know how to use this Heaven Evasion Shuttle.”

As thoughts flickered in Ji Yuan’s mind.

The two demon cultivators again used spells and talismans, their auras wildly rampaging.

Ji Yuan had now experienced the ruthlessness of these demon cultivators.

When fighting someone of the same tier, most righteous cultivators wouldn’t be a match for demon cultivators.

”But unfortunately, today you’ve met me!”

In just a moment, the Star Dust Illusionary Killing Array once again accumulated much Star Dust.

With Ji Yuan’s heart thought, these Star Dust appeared around the two demon cultivators.

”Not good!”

The two sensed the starlight around them, and panic set in.

With spiritual artifacts protecting them.

A massive explosion sounded again.

Take him down while he’s weak!

Though the enemy had many defensive means, Ji Yuan had plenty of attack methods!

As the array assaulted, he casually threw out over ten tier-two lower-grade Thousand Sword Talismans.

Additionally, the Qiu Dragon unleashed another Dragon’s Breath!

Simultaneously, Ji Yuan called out his other low-grade spiritual artifact—the Mountain-Breaking Halberd!

With its might, break the mountain!

”Rumble—”

In an instant, the battlefield center, shrouded by the Star Spiral Cloud Barrier, seemed as if thousands of spells were raining down.

Digging nearly a dozen feet into the ground!

Ji Yuan didn’t wait for the dust to settle, his divine sense swept over, immediately seeing the situation in the deep pit.

The black-robed demon cultivator was undeniably dead.

Only the short-statured man, shielded by that tombstone, clung to a sliver of life.

Seeing this scene, the Flowing Frost Flying Sword hovering by Ji Yuan suddenly vanished.

”Screech—”

Water-blue sword light flashed.

Flowing Frost slipped through the tombstone’s gaps, pinning the short-statured man dead to the ground.

The battle lasted less than the time for two incense sticks to burn.

Ji Yuan’s array cut down two demon cultivators!

He looked at the two corpses on the ground, thought for a moment, and decided not to waste, gathering up the storage bags and a few spiritual artifacts into his own storage bag.

Disposing of bodies is indeed a good thing.

But sending them to the Chaotic Burial Mound isn’t bad either.

It’s just a pity, one demon cultivator got away.

If I had known, back at Upper River Square, I should have killed him.

With the battle here settled, Ji Yuan recalled the array with a thought, then summoned the Sky Raider Flying Boat and ascended from the ground.

Looking southward.

Sword Qi still rampaged across the sky, countless spells flying, even a Talisman Treasure flickering among them.

”Damn, do demon cultivators have so many Talisman Treasures!”

Ji Yuan had learned before, at the Water Dragon Sect, only a few mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators owned Talisman Treasures.

Most early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators didn’t have such things.

But now these demon cultivators... Hu Li, who fought Ji Yuan, having a Talisman Treasure is understandable since he is an Array Master and wealthy, he could afford it.

Now amongst the three demon cultivators fighting Liu Yuan, someone else could afford a Talisman Treasure!

”Damn it, how come these demon cultivators have so many Talisman Treasures!”

Ji Yuan knew before that Hu Li had a Talisman Treasure, but now with these three fighting Brother Liu, it turned out even one of them had a Talisman Treasure!

”Damn it, these demon cultivators really have so many Talisman Treasures!”

Ji Yuan bellowed, his voice rolling over.

But he remained perfectly still.